# United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Self-employed: 31 to 45 hrs: : Male: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Self-employed: 31 to 45 hrs: : Male: 000s: SA () was down 4.8% year on year in July 2026, compared with −7.5% in June 2026.
The level stood at 1,242.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.9% (Dec 2020) to 14.2% (Oct 2023), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HOURS.M.SA.GRP-SELFEMPLOYED.ITEM-YCFA.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-usual-weekly-hrs-of-work-self-employed-31-to-45-hrs-male-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 1,242.0 thousands | −4.8 |
| June 2026 | 1,238.0 thousands | −7.5 |
| May 2026 | 1,253.0 thousands | −6.6 |
| April 2026 | 1,246.0 thousands | −6.9 |
| March 2026 | 1,272.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| February 2026 | 1,278.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| January 2026 | 1,296.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| December 2025 | 1,294.0 thousands | −2.9 |
| November 2025 | 1,273.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| October 2025 | 1,285.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| September 2025 | 1,303.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| August 2025 | 1,306.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| July 2025 | 1,304.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 1,338.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| May 2025 | 1,341.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| April 2025 | 1,338.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| March 2025 | 1,302.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| February 2025 | 1,315.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| January 2025 | 1,328.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| December 2024 | 1,333.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 1,314.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| October 2024 | 1,294.0 thousands | −6.2 |
| September 2024 | 1,268.0 thousands | −8.4 |
| August 2024 | 1,273.0 thousands | −6.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HOURS.M.SA.GRP-SELFEMPLOYED.ITEM-YCFA.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HOURS.M.SA.GRP-SELFEMPLOYED.ITEM-YCFA.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```